Winter halo lighthouse
by Mike Santis
Title
Winter halo lighthouse
Artist
Mike Santis
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Description
Rubjerg knude lighthouse is located at northern Denmark at the coast of the north sea. It was first lit on 27 December 1900. Construction of the lighthouse began in 1899. Until 1908 it operated on gas which it produced from a gasworks on the site.
Shifting sands and coastal erosion are a serious problem in the area.The lighthouse ceased operating on 1 August 1968. It was expected that the tower would fall into the sea by 2023; however, works to relocate the lighthouse started on 14 August 2019, and on 22 October 2019 the 23 metres (75 ft) high lighthouse, weighing 720 tonnes, was moved 70 m (230 ft) inland on specially built rails. The move is expected to secure the future of the lighthouse at least until around 2060.[
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January 15th, 2022
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